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Sullivan County workforce office reports WIOA cut, steady local job growth
Summary
County workforce staff said New York’s WIOA allocation for program year 2025 shows about an 11% reduction, while local labor-market figures posted modest private‑sector growth and a low unemployment rate.
Laura, a county workforce staff member, told the Sullivan County Partnership the federal allocation for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) for program year 2025 reflects an approximate 11% reduction for New York State, and staff are awaiting downstream allocations to county programs.
The report said the decrease is driven by the WIOA formula, which uses unemployment rates and other factors; staff are “in a wait-and-see mode” about the county-level impact, Laura said. She described an electrical training program that is scheduled to run March 25–June 2, with about 30 people on a current wait list and the county using a mix of local funding and WIOA funds to extend training support.
Laura said recent state technical policy changes permit certain noncredit training programs to count toward performance measures, which allows the county to free up additional WIOA funds for other training. She also reported on the New York System Change and Inclusive Opportunities Network (New York SCION), which the county’s disability resource coordinator renewed and which had enrolled 34 participants and served 86 people as of November.
On labor-market numbers, the workforce report included November and December data for Sullivan County: private-sector job growth of 5.7% in November and 4.5% in December; an unemployment rate of 3.0% in November and 3.1% in December (down from 3.6% and 3.9% the prior year); and a reported labor force of about 38,600 in November and 38,100 in December. The report stated December’s net increase of roughly 100 jobs reduced the unemployment count by about 300 people.
Laura described county career-center services using an “upside-down triangle” model: a large population receives basic career services (resume help, job applications, interview coaching), fewer receive intensive career counseling, and a still smaller group receives funded training. She cautioned that training slots are limited by available funding.
The workforce presentation closed with an invitation for questions; none were raised during the meeting.
